I know it will sound silly and may take some space but put a piece of candy into their PSK. From experience I know how even the most uninviting, scary and harsh place could change into little more friendly when you have a sweet treat. You expect your kid to be tough and smart (and they are) but after all he/she is just a kid. Nothing wrong with little luxury. <br><br>Matt<br><br>I remember when I was doing an overnight hike to become more confident with navigation in the dark. I run into family who went out in the afternoon and walked for about 5 hours on the pretty much leveled trail (they assumed it's a loop but they missed the turn). They had plenty of water and exposure wasn't a problem. But they had two little girls with them who began to get scared and tired when woods started to get alive in the evening. I knew that they would have to cover some parts of the trail in the night so I backtracked with them to their car (they had no flash light). I always carry a can of hard candy with me. I gave them to the girls and a whole world around them was not so scary anymore. They started to ask qestions, run after my dog and were kind of disapointed when we got to their car.